How many Toyota Blades are left in New Zealand?
Common 1 in 387 on the road Built 2006-2012 Japanese import
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
An upmarket hatchback sold in Japan from 2006 to 2012, built on the Auris body but with bigger engines and a plusher cabin. The standard car had a 2.4-litre four. The Blade Master squeezed in a 3.5-litre V6, which made it one of the more unlikely hot hatchbacks Toyota has built.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2007: 8,009 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 292 |
| 2007 | 8,009 |
| 2008 | 2,387 |
| 2009 | 739 |
| 2010 | 460 |
| 2011 | 158 |
| 2012 | 46 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · E150 | 2006–2012 | 12,082 | Common |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master | 141 | Rare |
What Common means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 12,091 still registered, the Toyota Blade is Common: the grade for cars with 8,000 or more left.
By how many are left it ranks 16th of the 150 Toyota models and 76th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
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